Description

1858 P1C Indian Cent, Judd-208, Pollock-259, R.4, PR65 PCGS.
Snow-PT28. Die Pair 1. The Indian Head cent as adopted in 1859,
with clusters of five leaves on the reverse wreath. This is the
Centered Date variant. Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge
from slightly rotated dies, as often seen. The honey-tan surfaces
show a significant undertone of red-gold on the reverse, along with
a pair of faint toning streaks that extend, respectively, from the
lower rim to the lower edge of the wreath bow, and from the left
side of C though the O in ONE into the left upper leaves of the
wreath. The 1858 Indian cent patterns with the 1859 design are
among the highly sought pattern Indian cents for advanced
collectors.An Eagle Eye Photo Seal certificate accompanies this lot. (PCGS# 11885)